Tips For Holiday Floor Care

Tis the season for all things merry and bright, but with all the festivities and guests celebrating the holidays comes a lot of stress on your floors. What can be done to protect your flooring from chair scratches, spills, or guests tracking mud and salt into your home?

Fortunately, you don’t have to resort to Grinch tactics to protect your beloved flooring from the holidays! The secret to safeguarding your floors is no real secret: take steps to protect them before the holiday parties begin and have all the essentials, like a mop, ready to whisk away any spills.

Read on for tips on keeping your floors cheerful throughout the holiday season!

Our Guide To Holiday Floor Care

As experienced flooring contractors in Toronto and the GTA, we know how excited homeowners are to host holiday parties and show off their new floors. But we also know how difficult all this added wear and tear is on flooring, so here’s our guide to getting your floors ready for the holidays! 

Carpet

If you have carpet in your main living space, there are a few tricks you can employ to prep it for the upcoming holiday season!

• Remember to vacuum often to prevent an accumulation of dust and debris.
• If you don’t already use felt pads on the bottom of your furniture to avoid denting in your carpets, then you should before you have guests over for the holidays. 
• If you have a light-coloured carpet, use a festive holiday mat or rug to protect areas around the furniture and prevent spills from reaching the main carpet.  

Tile

Whether you have ceramic, porcelain, or natural stone tile, take it from a flooring contractor in the Toronto and GTA area; these floorings also need preparation for the holidays! Here are some of the ways you can get your tiles ready for the holidays:

• Maintain a regular vacuum or brooming schedule to prevent dirt and hairs from sticking in the grout lines. If the grout lines need some TLC, use grout cleaner and scrub out the stains. 
• Next up, it’s time to mop your floors, and if you’re really invested in making them twinkle like Christmas lights, then dry them with a rag.
• Now that your floors are spotless, if you want to keep them that way, use some holiday mats, rugs, or runners at the doors to prevent mud and such from tracking across your tile, and you’re officially holiday-ready!

Laminate or Luxury Vinyl Plank

If you have more of a plank-type flooring that isn’t hardwood, just because these floors can handle moisture and wear and tear doesn’t mean they don’t also need holiday protection. This is how you can keep your laminate or LVP safe during the holiday havoc:

• First, you want to vacuum your floors often so they visually look spotless. 
• Next, although your floors look clean, you should still use a wet mop to clean the surface, and if the surface is filthy, use a laminate or LVP-safe cleaner.
• These last suggestions are ways to prevent holiday-related damage to your floors: put all heavy furniture and dining chairs on felt pads, use holiday rugs or mats at the doors, and keep your wet mop handy for spills!

Hardwood

Last but not least, for homeowners with timelessly beautiful hardwood flooring done by a professional flooring contractor in Toronto or the GTA, you definitely want to safeguard your investment! Here are some ways you can protect your hardwood flooring during the festive season:

• As with all the flooring types, vacuum or sweep to remove all dirt and debris. While you do so, inspect your flooring for any weaknesses. Are there any warps, scratches, or fading? Does your floor need a sealant? If your floors look rough, consider getting a free consultation from a flooring contractor in Toronto like the Brothers Flooring to see if they could benefit from a sand and refinish. 
• The last thing you can do to arm your hardwood against the holiday party wear and tear is to use an oversized area rug under heavy furniture or in zones where people will be milling—plus, your guests will thank you for having something plush to sink their toes into.  

Holiday Care For Your Floors

As you prepare for the holidays, there’s a lot to consider, like checking off all the items on your shopping list or protecting your floors from holiday damage. It may be tempting to overlook caring for your floors, but neglect only increases the likelihood that they’ll end up damaged. For instance, buying holiday rugs for the front door is an effective way to contain muck from tracking across your floors. 

Plus, a little preparedness means you’ll identify whether your hardwood floors need refinishing early, so you’ll have enough time to prep them for the holidays! If you think your hardwood flooring needs refinishing or have questions about prepping your floors for the holidays, call us the Brothers Flooring today for a free consultation!